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2023 Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$55,530 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 53,252 public administration and social service students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the public administration and social service graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public & Social Service

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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East Central University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ECU is a small public school located in the town of Ada.

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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,198
Texas 3,265
Oklahoma 292
New Mexico 331

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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